[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3524 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 3524

 To amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing 
    requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield 
              Protection Program, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           December 17, 2025

  Mr. McCormick (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                           Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend title 54, United States Code, to modify certain cost-sharing 
    requirements for grant programs under the American Battlefield 
              Protection Program, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``American Battlefield Protection 
Program Amendments Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. AMERICAN BATTLEFIELD PROTECTION PROGRAM GRANT PROGRAMS.

    (a) Reauthorization of Battlefield Acquisition Grant Program.--
Section 308103(f) of title 54, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``2028'' and inserting ``2035''.
    (b) Battlefield Interpretation Modernization Grant Program.--
Section 308104 of title 54, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``50'' and inserting 
        ``75''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (d).
    (c) Battlefield Restoration Grant Program.--Section 308105 of title 
54, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``50'' and inserting 
        ``75''; and
            (2) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following:
    ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be 
appropriated to the Secretary to provide grants under section 308104 
and this section $2,000,000 for each fiscal year through fiscal year 
2035.''.

SEC. 3. FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR AND MEXICAN-AMERICAN WAR SITES STUDIES.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the 
Director of the National Park Service) (referred to in this section as 
the ``Secretary'') shall prepare studies of sites and structures 
located in the United States that are thematically tied with nationally 
significant events that occurred during--
            (1) the French and Indian War from 1754-1763; and
            (2) the Mexican-American War from 1846-1848.
    (b) Contents.--The studies prepared under subsection (a) shall--
            (1) identify French and Indian War and Mexican-American War 
        sites, respectively, located within the United States;
            (2) determine the relative significance of the identified 
        sites;
            (3) assess short- and long-term threats to the integrity of 
        the identified sites; and
            (4) provide alternatives for the preservation and 
        interpretation of the identified sites by the Federal 
        Government, State, local, and Tribal governments, or other 
        public or private entities, including potential designation of 
        the identified sites as units of the National Park System, as 
        appropriate.
    (c) Consideration of Previous Studies and Reports.--In preparing 
the studies under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider and may 
include information from previous studies and reports relating to 
French and Indian War or Mexican-American War historic sites prepared 
by the National Park Service, the American Battlefield Trust, or other 
historic preservation organizations, as appropriate.
    (d) Consultation.--In preparing the studies under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall consult with--
            (1) the Governor of each affected State;
            (2) each affected Indian Tribe;
            (3) each affected unit of local government;
            (4) the American Battlefield Trust and other national, 
        Tribal, State, and local historic preservation organizations; 
        and
            (5) other interested entities or persons.
    (e) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
on which funds are made available to carry out the studies under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a report that describes the results of the 
studies.
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